Description

Quincy is a leading industrial, commercial, and transportation center in western Illinois. The city is located along the eastern bank of the Mississippi River and is the county seat of Adams County. The surrounding topography is an undulating till plain. The river valley has no marked effect on the local weather, although the summer temperature in the valley bottom tends to be slightly higher than that of the surrounding higher lands.

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